Will Maryland, Rutgers rivalries suffer with move to Big Ten?

Conference realignment: University of Maryland, Rutgers implications

The Big Ten is expanding from 12 to 14 teams and extending its reach to the markets of New York/New Jersey and Maryland/Washington, D.C.

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The University of Maryland Terrapins and Rutgers Scarlet Knights are leaving the ACC and Big East, respectively, and heading to the Big Ten Conference. It's a part of the latest round of realignment that's shaking up the NCAA college sports world.

The University of Maryland

How do the writers, fans and alumni feel?

I feel sick. Part of my identity has been stripped. Priority 1 better be reinstating those 7 sports we cut. Goodbye, ACC. #TerpsBonnie Bernstein

More from UMD regent Tom McMillen, former congressman: "The decision was all about money no matter how you sugarcoat it," #Terps #BigTenJeff Barker

Oh my, what will the blue-painted, oh-so-clever Cameron Crazies say NOW when Maryland hoops comes to Durham on Jan.

The Diamondback, Maryland's student newspaper, produced two editorials, one for and one against the Terrapins' move from the ACC.

University sports have been forgotten for the sake of steady moneyWallace Loh did not mince words when he took the microphone in Stamp Student Union's Atrium yesterday afternoon. The university president...

Looking just at finances, the move to the Big Ten is the best decisionThe long-standing rivalries, the tradition, the history behind the university's membership in the ACC - all of these will be just a memor...

Have any rivalries been lost?

I can't see Duke scheduling Maryland in a non-conference game. No need for Blue Devils. The same is true for UNC. Those rivalries will dieAndy Katz

A charter member of the Atlantic Coast Conference since its 1953 founding, the University of Maryland has had strong rivalries with all the other charter members: Virginia, North Carolina, NC State, Wake Forest -- you name it. But the strongest basketball rivalry, and one that will be missed by Terps fans most, is that against Duke.

In 2002, the Terps defeated the top-seeded Blue Devils in the final season at Cole Field House.

Maryland vs. Duke 2002 @ Cole Field Housebushmusic

Maryland went on to win its only national championship later that year. UMD also beat Duke in the ACC Championship game in 2004, ending Duke's ACC Championship streak in basketball.

2004 ACC Championship Game - Maryland vs. Duke 3/14/04vslice02

How are the rivals taking the news?

Surprisingly well, actually. Duke fans, who claimed there was no rivalry to begin with (they keep winning, after all), are rather indifferent. They're not above a subtle jab at their departing rivals, though.

Now that they're gone, can we all stop pretending that Maryland had a basketball rivalry with Duke?Rob Rhyne

A bid farewell to the University of Maryland from the Atlantic Coast Conference with this gym from our friends at Duke. http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2008/sioncampus/02/26/abusive.fans0303/p1_duke.jpgLance Dunlap

NOOOO!! Oh wait. You said Maryland? Sorry, i thought you were talking about a team anyone cared to keep.Streaking the Lawn

Maryland gets to rekindle that rivalry with Penn State on the gridiron. 1-35-1. #goaccBC Interruption

Rutgers Scarlet Knights

How do the writers, fans and alumni feel?

Politi: Rutgers did better than any school in college realignment with its move to the Big TenThey don't give out a trophy for this, but there will be a celebration in Piscataway today that Rutgers fans will savor for a very long t...

Rutgers officially joined The Big Ten. Good news for The State University!Tony Cordasco

Non-NBA note: Being from New Jersey, anytime somebody mentions "Rutgers" and "TV market" in same sentence I begin laughing hysterically.John Hollinger

Have any rivalries been lost?

The main rivalries for Rutgers have been geographically-based, and the vibe seems to show that it's a rivalry for the sake of having a rival. "Hey, University of Connecticut, you're kinda close, and we play each other a bit. Want to be rivals?"

Huskies head coach Paul Pasqualoni: "This has become a rivalry. The geographics of it make a lot of sense, the closeness of the games and how hard the kids play. I think both teams know quite a few of the guys on both teams. I think it makes it that kind of a game in our conference."

Rutgers head coach Kyle Flood: "I don't know that I'd used the word rivalry, but I think when you're playing Big East conference game against an extremely familiar foe, it certainly brings out the intensity on both sides."

It's a situation of familiarity breeding contempt. While Rutgers will be losing in-conference matchups against their in-state Rivals Seton Hall University, there are rumors that the two may play a yearly non-conference game.

How are the rivals taking the news?

Seton Hall is a bit angry.

Rutgers to the Big Ten. Raised a Boilermaker and Seton Hall Pirate by alma mater, Rutgers is now my ULTIMATE enemy.Andrew Trzaska